Importance of Stretching the Chest for Bodybuilding (Video)

Stretching the chest is very important for bodybuilding because the chest adds size. Learn about the overall importance of stretching the chest for bodybuilding with help from an experienced fitness professional in this free video clip.

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My name is Dana Sanders, former NFL running back turned fitness trainer. We are here today in Seattle, Washington at beautiful Alki Point with LIVESTRONG.com. Today's question, what is the importance of stretching the chest for a body builder? Well most of the time body builders do all their stretching at the end of a workout. And it is fairly important because it also adds a little bit of size. But the thing you don't want to do is stretch before you workout. Most body builders use heavy weights. And they workout basically five times a week. So that can cause a lot of problems if you are trying to stretch prior to their workout. One of the best ways to stretch out the chest is to open it up. You are going to have someone grab your hands and pull them back. Or you can go over to a wall, turn to a 90 degree angle and you will feel the stretch in your upper stretch. And that is the importance of stretching as a body builder. My name is Dana Sanders with LIVESTRONG.com. And remember happiness is a choice so choose to be happy and live strong.